Hurricane

Love love love,

Jasmine

Prayer...

Hi CCF'ers =)

Two of my friends need prayer for healing,

One, who is going through a lot of academic pressure and stress in adapting to a new environment, who is considering whether to downgrade from a PhD to MPhil degree and needs patience, persistence, rest and direction to really decide whats best....

the other, friend who I've talked about at CCF some time ago, who still needs more prayer. There is a lot of praise =) about healing and stability, as we all prayed some time ago, things are getting better.

On this special day, I would like to share a bit about what has been going through in my past week =) It was a tough week, a week of change and turbulence. A week of disagreements, failures and pain (at work, play and friends) and this song AND my CCF friends were truly encouraging to me.

In this midterm season, if you are reading this post, facing difficult times or if its anything else that makes you feel weary, do join in and pray for healing with me =)

I would also like to share an interesting (yet confusing) verse I came across, something that we tend to forget during all our troubles, in times when we struggle to draw conclusions, or attempt to make a hasty decision. In this tough week, I think this was something important that I could learn.... =)

“Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).

Blessings

:Din

News from Marianne :)

Hey all,

About two weeks ago, I posted a prayer request from an ex-CCF member. She has replied and here's her e-mail to us :)

"Thank you for all your support. Hope all is well with you and everyone in the group. Wishing you all the best during mid-terms.

 I've also got another prayer request - this time for my former roommate. Her name is Carolyn, and she is now studying her PhD at Yale (I know, wow!) and she is also going through mid-terms. I'd appreciate if you could keep her  in your prayers. 

Many thanks.

Cheers
Marianne"

Its great to hear from her and I hope that everyone can continue to keep her in your prayers :)

God bless...and all the very best to everyone for midterms!

In Him,
Su Yi

Job

Remember last week's discussion 'Why does God sometimes put us through hardship?' 'Does God ever punish us for our wrongdoings?'

After I went back home I started to read chapters on Jobs again. I want to share few verses that struck me:

Job 2: 10
He replied, "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. '


Job 5:17 
Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

I am once again speechless at the greatness of Job's faithfulness. Yes, we do at times complain. Complain because it's so painful, so seemingly unfair, so difficult..it's beyond our comprehension and most of all why me? If God does not answer you, it's probably  because you are asking the wrong question. The right question should be: how can I serve God through the difficulties? What purpose does God have for me? How can I glorify Him?

Remain faithful & love God. That's what we are created for.

Love love love,

Jasmine